Not all crystal sets take this slapdash approach, of course, and some, like this homebrew multiband crystal receiver, aim for a feature set and fit and finish that goes way beyond the norm.

The crystal radio is a time-honored build that sadly doesn’t get much traction anymore. Once a rite of passage for electronics hobbyists, the classic coil-on-an-oatmeal-carton and cat’s ...

Crystal set radio was one young man’s link to the world. For a Melbourne-based boy who couldn’t wait to embrace the new 60s music, a crystal set radio was the ticket to ride.

A crystal radio set is almost like magic. Sound appears, seemingly out of nowhere, powered not by cords and batteries, but by the very air around you. “You can’t quite work out how it comes ...

No wall outlet was needed for electricity; the crystal set was “powered by the miniscule energy in the radio wave.” Dennis imagines a family in the 1920s wondering, “Where’s Junior ...

Gecophone crystal detector radio set no. 1, complete with instruction handbook, made by the General Electric Company Limited, British, 1923. Polished mahogany case with a lift up lid and ebonite ...

The earliest and cheapest radio set for the home was the crystal set. The essential components were a fragile fine wire (the 'cat's whisker') acting as an aerial connected to a small piece of ...

Margaret Dunn, aged 83. My brother used to work at a local cycle shop, and was very keen on making crystal radio sets known as ‘Cats Whiskers’ at the time of 1944.

Margaret Dunn, aged 83. My brother used to work at a local cycle shop, and was very keen on making crystal radio sets known as ‘Cats Whiskers’ at the time of 1944.

Rev. John Huffman`s fascination with Cuba goes back to childhood days in Marion, Ind., in the 1920s, when he spent many hours fooling with the dial of an old crystal-set radio and straining to hear… ...

The film explains the concept of electromagnetic waves, particularly focusing on their applications in radar, radio, and television. It describes how a crystal set functions as a simple radio ...